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Le Ping-pong

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  • Arthur Adamov

    In his best known play, Le Ping-pong (performed 1955), the powerful central image is that of a pinball machine to which the characters surrender themselves in a never-ending, aimless game of chance, perfectly illustrating man’s adherence to false objectives and the futility of his busy endeavours. Adamov’s later plays (Paolo…

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    In his best known play, Le Ping-pong (performed 1955), the powerful central image is that of a pinball machine to which the characters surrender themselves in a never-ending, aimless game of chance, perfectly illustrating man’s adherence to false objectives and the futility of his busy endeavours. Adamov’s later plays (Paolo…

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